Herland Sister Resources

The Oklahoma State University Women’s Studies Program invites you to a lecture by bell hooks, 7pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2005, in the Student Union Little Theatre, in Stillwater. Ms. hooks will speak on the topic of “Creating the Beloved Community: Ending Domination”. The lecture is free and open to the public; for more information contact Trish Long at 405-744-7575

bell hooks is an internationally recognized author and lecturer. She will discuss issues of gender, race, class, and culture in her talk. While known primarily as a feminist thinker, hooks is well known for her interdisciplinary writings on a number of topics including gender, race, class, culture, teaching, and the significance of media for contemporary culture. Her work emphasizes the interconnectedness of these issues, especially the myriad forms of racism and sexism, both subtle and blatant, in the United States. Centering her arguments on the black female experience, hooks has thrown down the gauntlet to both the feminist and antiracist movements, which have historically been at odds with each other.

Oklahoma Women

Nobel Peace Prize recipient and world-renowned human rights activist Elie Wiesel will speak at Oklahoma City University, Wednesday, April 20, at 8 pm, in the Freede Wellness Center, NW 27th and Florida. There is no admission fee, and seating is first come first served. Wiesel’s address is sponsored by the OCU Distinguished Speaker Series.

Wiesel was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported to Auschwitz by the Nazis. There, his mother and younger sister perished, his two older sisters survived. Elie and his father were later transported to Buchenwald, where his father died just before the camp was liberated in April, 1945.

President Jimmy Carter appointed Elie Wiesel Chairman of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust in 1978. He has received over 100 honorary degrees from institutions of higher learning.

For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal and the Medal of Liberty Award, and the rank of Grand-Croix in the French Legion of Honor. In 1986, Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Prize for Peace. A few months later, Marion and Elie Wiesel established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity.

Herland is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers. At any and all Herland events, your donation is welcome (though not required). Your donations help Herland to continue providing services and events for our community.

April

Friday, April 1: Informal showing of the second season of The L WORD, at 7 pm. This is a free event.
Friday, April 8: Informal showing of the second season of The L WORD, at 7 pm. This is a free event.
Saturday, April 9: Herland Hike at Martin Nature Park, 5000 W. Memorial, 10 am.
Saturday, April 9: “Moved By Words” - Free Herland poetry workshop 1 to 4 pm. See article page 1.
Saturday, April 9: Herland Supper Club will meet at Pei Wei Asian Diner for dinner at 5:15 pm, followed by Poetry Night at Herland at 7:00 pm. Pei Wei is located at 1841 Belle Isle Blvd.
Monday, April 11: OGLPC Monthly Meeting at the Center, 2135 NW 39th, 7 pm.
Friday, April 15: Informal showing of the second season of The L WORD, at 7 pm. This is a free event.
Saturday, April 16: Badminton at Herland starting at 2pm.
Sunday, April 17: First Book Art workshop at Herland, noon to 3 pm. See article page 1.
Sunday, April 17: Herland Board Meeting at Herland, 4 pm. Everyone welcome.
Monday, April 18: OKC Pride meeting (at The Center, 2135 NW 39th, third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.).
Friday, April 22: Informal showing of the second season of The L WORD, at 7 pm. This is a free event.
Saturday, April 23: Herland Video Night, 7 pm-film to be announced.
Friday, April 29: Informal showing of the second season of The L WORD, at 7 pm.
Friday, April 29: bell hooks at OSU-see article page 2.
Saturday, April 30: Herland scrabble night, 6 pm.

Future Dates-mark your calendars

May 13-15: Herland Spring Retreat at Roman Nose State Park. See article page 1, registration form page 2.
October 28-30: Herland Fall Retreat at Eufaula State Park (this is our 40th Retreat). This will be a very special retreat with big events planned so don’t miss it!

Minimum System Requirements for donated laptop to run Windows XP Professional and Office Professional Edition 2003

• 300 megahertz Pentium III processor or compatible processor
• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM
• 6 gigabytes (GB) hard disk
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video
• CD-ROM or DVD drive